Make This / Break This

Bitch | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 10, 2006)
• Original Release Date: 2006
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Kill Rock Stars
• ASIN: B000I2IR96
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #263,081 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Armed with an electric violin, a ukulele, and a bass guitar, Bitch (formerly of Bitch and Animal), is on the road and rampage again with a fistful of new songs from her debut solo release. She's an entertainer and songwriter who has pulled audiences to their feet worldwide with her politically charged and personally wrenched lyrics, atypical instrumentation, minimalist sound, and wildly dramatic stage persona. "Bitch is a poet, a songstress, an educator, an activator, and a prophetess" - Amy Ray (Indigo Girls).

Customer Reviews

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A few gems, sharp lyrics as always., January 26, 2008

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M. Senn "Max" (Miami, FL) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Make This / Break This (Audio CD)

I have somewhere in my basket of rarely-listened to CDs 2 of Capital B's prior CDs with her group Bitch and Animal. I always thought their lyrics were sharp and their arrangements were fun and funky. But those CDs were probably played once and then forgotten, perhaps trotted out now and then to impress and shock my radical feminist friends, and then put back away. Their songs just didn't hook me in. With the exception of P*ssy Manifesto and Best C*ck on the Block, I couldn't name a single previous Bitch song off the top of my head.

Make This Break This has more catchy tunes than any Bitch effort to date. 40 Billion Light Years and Stone (50 seconds of bliss) actually made the cut onto my ipod, and get regular play. They're superb, uptempo tunes.

I find the electric violin and Bitch's singing style to be a little grating for extended periods, so other good tunes on this album (Unstick; Two Girls Strong) have to be taken in smaller doses by me. Of course, if you like the electric violin, you might enjoy the other songs. As always, Bitch's lyrics are top notch.

5.0 out of 5 stars Slight departure, but satisfying all the same, June 25, 2011

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L. Joseph "Leslie Doll" (Monroe, LA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Make This / Break This (Audio CD)

Bitch veers away from the dynamic and sometimes over-the-top style of her previous act, Bitch and Animal, to create a thoughtful but powerful album with Make This/Break This. She showcases her multiple musical talents and threads excellent storytelling throughout the songs. Fans of the raucous and rousing previous releases may be disappointed with the more mellow vibe, but Make This/Break This is a gem on its own.